BUSI 643 is Liberty's MBA course in workforce planning and employment. Its written work is six case studies answering questions on textbook cases in 3 to 5 original pages, two class-wide forums (a 400 to 500-word thread and two 250 to 300-word replies), a literature review built from a topic and an 8-source annotated bibliography into 8 to 10 pages with 12 recent peer-reviewed articles, and a short group biblical integration essay.
Liberty's catalog lists the course as BUSI 643 Workforce Planning and Employment, 3 credit hours; Canvas and the course guide file print it as BUSI643.
What BUSI 643 covers
The catalog description: This course will examine the changing nature of the labor market, including conceptual, operational, and legal issues. Discussion and activities will focus on the legal, ethical, and economic factors affecting recruitment, selection, placement, and appraisal. Students will learn to synthesize theory with application and evaluate the effectiveness of an organization's workforce planning and employment strategies. Understanding strategic organizational considerations and developing decision-making skills related to the staffing process will be emphasized through text readings, case studies, experiential exercises, and secondary research.
The course examines the changing labor market and the conceptual, operational and legal issues in it, with the legal, ethical and economic factors affecting recruitment, selection, placement and appraisal. Students synthesize theory with application and evaluate an organization's workforce planning and employment strategies through readings, cases, exercises and secondary research. The text is Heneman, Judge and Kammeyer-Mueller, Staffing Organizations.
Four reading quizzes (40 points) have no guide here. Case studies carry 600 of the course's 1,010 points. Each week runs Monday to Sunday, and the final week ends Friday.
BUSI 643 assignments, week by week
Every graded written assignment in the published guide has its own how-to guide below. Quizzes, exams, checklists and class introductions are left out because there is nothing to write.
| Week | Assignment | Points | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Case Study 1 | 100 | 3 to 5 original pages |
| 1 | Literature Review Topic Submission | 5 | Not set in the guide; a brief topic statement |
| 2 | Case Study 2 | 100 | 3 to 5 original pages |
| 3 | Discussion Board Forum 1 | 75 | Thread 400 to 500 words; replies 250 to 300 words |
| 3 | Literature Review Annotated Bibliography | 40 | At least 8 annotated sources |
| 4 | Case Study 3 | 100 | 3 to 5 original pages |
| 5 | Discussion Board Forum 2 | 75 | Thread 400 to 500 words; replies 250 to 300 words |
| 6 | Case Study 4 | 100 | 3 to 5 original pages |
| 6 | Biblical Integration Exercise | 15 | At least 200 words |
| 7 | Case Study 5 | 100 | 3 to 5 original pages |
| 7 | Literature Review | 150 | At least 8 to 10 full pages |
| 8 | Case Study 6 | 100 | 3 to 5 original pages |
Week 1: Case Study 1
Answer the questions on the assigned Heneman case in 3 to 5 original pages, submitted through SafeAssign. How to write BUSI 643 Week 1 Case Study 1.
Week 1: Literature Review Topic Submission
Submit the staffing topic for your literature review. How to write BUSI 643 Week 1 Literature Review Topic Submission.
Week 2: Case Study 2
Answer the questions on the assigned Heneman case in 3 to 5 original pages. How to write BUSI 643 Week 2 Case Study 2.
Week 3: Discussion Board Forum 1
A 400 to 500-word thread on the instructor's prompt, then two 250 to 300-word replies. How to write BUSI 643 Week 3 Discussion Board Forum 1.
Week 3: Literature Review Annotated Bibliography
An annotated bibliography including at least 8 of the peer-reviewed sources for your literature review. How to write BUSI 643 Week 3 Literature Review Annotated Bibliography.
Week 4: Case Study 3
Answer the questions on the assigned Heneman case in 3 to 5 original pages. How to write BUSI 643 Week 4 Case Study 3.
Week 5: Discussion Board Forum 2
A 400 to 500-word thread on the instructor's prompt, then two 250 to 300-word replies. How to write BUSI 643 Week 5 Discussion Board Forum 2.
Week 6: Case Study 4
Answer the questions on the assigned Heneman case in 3 to 5 original pages. How to write BUSI 643 Week 6 Case Study 4.
Week 6: Biblical Integration Exercise
A group essay of at least 200 words explicitly relating the Bible to a course topic, posted to the forum and submitted to SafeAssign. How to write BUSI 643 Week 6 Biblical Integration Exercise.
Week 7: Case Study 5
Answer the questions on the assigned Heneman case in 3 to 5 original pages. How to write BUSI 643 Week 7 Case Study 5.
Week 7: Literature Review
A literature review of at least 8 to 10 full pages with at least 12 peer-reviewed journal articles from the past five years, submitted through SafeAssign. How to write BUSI 643 Week 7 Literature Review.
Week 8: Case Study 6
Answer the questions on the assigned Heneman case in 3 to 5 original pages. How to write BUSI 643 Week 8 Case Study 6.
How BUSI 643 is graded
The published guide totals 1,010 points. The six case studies are 100 each (600), the two forums 75 each (150), the literature review topic 5, the annotated bibliography 40, the literature review 150, the biblical integration exercise 15, reading quizzes 40 and the checklist 10.
| Graded item | Points |
|---|---|
| Case Studies (6) | 600 |
| Discussion Board Forums (2) | 150 |
| Literature Review Topic Submission | 5 |
| Annotated Bibliography | 40 |
| Literature Review | 150 |
| Biblical Integration Exercise | 15 |
| Reading Quizzes (4) | 40 |
| Course Requirements Checklist | 10 |
The published scale puts an A at 940 to 1010 points.
Week timing in the published guide: Each course week begins on Monday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday.
How to approach BUSI 643
Case Study 1 and the literature review topic are both due in Week 1, so read Heneman chapters 1 and 2 and choose a staffing topic with an active recent literature right away.
The literature review needs at least 12 peer-reviewed articles from the past five years; the annotated bibliography in Week 3 must already include 8 of them.
Questions students ask
How long are BUSI 643 case studies?
Answers to each textbook case's questions in 3 to 5 original pages, in current APA, submitted through SafeAssign.
What is the BUSI 643 literature review?
A three-part assignment: a topic submission (Week 1), an annotated bibliography with at least 8 of the required sources (Week 3), and a literature review of at least 8 to 10 full pages using at least 12 peer-reviewed journal articles from the past five years (Week 7).
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